Om Namah Shivay---- by MahaPandit Ravana

Ravan wrote and sung Shiva Tandava Stotram, the hymn of praise, that describes Shiva's power and beauty.To Learn, how to sung it correctly, serch this chapter of Ramayana on youtube ||सार्थश- वताण्डवस्- ोत्रम् ||||श्रीगणेश- य नमः ||

With his neck, consecrated by the flow of water flowing from the thick forest-like locks of hair, and on the neck, where the lofty snake is hanging garland, and the Damaru drum making the sound of Damat Damat Damat Damat, Lord Shiva did the auspicious dance of Tandava and may He shower prosperity on us all.

जटाकटाहस- ंभ्रमभ्रमन- ्निलिम्पनि- र्झरी- विलोलवीचिव- ल्लरीविराज- मानमूर्धनि- |धगद्धगद्ध- गज्ज्वलल्ल- लाटपट्टपाव- के किशोरचन्द्- रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं- मम ||२||I have a very deep interest in Lord Shiva, whose head is glorified by the rows of moving waves of the celestial river Ganga, agitating in the deep well of his hair-locks, and who has the brilliant fire flaming on the surface of his forehead, and who has the crescent moon as a jewel on his head.

धराधरेन- द्रनंदिनी- िलासबन्धु- न्धुर स्फुरद्दिग- न्तसन्ततिप- ्रमोदमानमा- नसे |कृपाकटाक्- धोरणीनिरु- ्धदुर्धरा- दि क्वचिद्दिग- म्बरे( क्वचिच्चिद- ंबरे) मनो विनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ||३||May my mind seek happiness in the Lord Shiva, in whose mind all the living beings of the glorious universe exist, who is the sportive companion of Parvati (daughter of the mountain king), who controls invincible hardships with the flow of his compassionate look, who is all-persuasive (the directions are his clothes).

लताभुज- ्गपिङ्गलस- फुरत्फणाम- िप्रभा कदम्बकुङ्क- ुमद्रवप्रल- िप्तदिग्वध- ूमुखे |मदान्धसिन- धुरस्फुरत- त्वगुत्तर- यमेदुरे मनो विनोदमद्भु- तं बिभर्तु भूतभर्तरि ||४||May I seek wonderful pleasure in Lord Shiva, who is supporter of all life, who with his creeping snake with reddish brown hood and with the luster of his gem on it spreading out variegated colors on the beautiful faces of the maidens of directions, who is covered with a glittering upper garment made of the skin of a huge intoxicated elephant.

सह- स्रलोचनप्र- भृत्यशेषले- खशेखर प्रसूनधूलि- धोरणी विधूसराङ्घ- ्रिपीठभूः |भुजङ्गराज- ालया निबद्धजाटज- ूटक श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोरबन्धुश- ेखरः ||५||May Lord Shiva give us prosperity, who has the moon (relative of the Cakora bird) as his head-jewel, whose hair is tied by the red snake- garland, whose foot-stool is grayed by the flow of dust from the flowers from the rows of heads of all the Gods, Indra/Vishnu and others.

ललाटचत्- वरज्वलद्धन- ञ्जयस्फुलि- ङ्गभा- - निपीतपञ्चस- ायकं नमन्निलिम्- पनायकम् |सुधामयूखल- खया विराजमानशे- खरं महाकपालिसम- ्पदेशिरोजट- ालमस्तु नः ||६||May we get the wealth of Siddhis from Shiva's locks of hair, which devoured the God of Love with the sparks of the fire flaming in His forehead, who is bowed by all the celestial leaders, who is beautiful with a crescent moon

करालभालप- ट्टिकाधगद्- धगद्धगज्ज्- वल- द्धनञ्जयाह- ुतीकृतप्रच- ण्डपञ्चसाय- के |धराधरेन्द- रनन्दिनीक- चाग्रचित्- पत्रक- - प्रकल्पनैक- शिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने रतिर्मम |||७||My interest is in Lord Shiva, who has three eyes, who has offered the powerful God of Love into the fire, flaming Dhagad Dhagad on the flat surface of his forehead who is the sole expert artist of drawing decorative lines on the tips of breasts of Parvati, the daughter of the mountain king.

नवीनमेघ- ण्डली निरुद्धदुर- ्धरस्फुरत्- - कुहूनिशीथि- नीतमः प्रबन्धबद्- धकन्धरः |निलिम्पनि- ्झरीधरस्त- ोतु कृत्तिसिन्- धुरः कलानिधानबन- ्धुरः श्रियं जगद्धुरंधर- ः ||८||May Lord Shiva give us prosperity, who bears the burden of this universe, who is lovely with the moon, who is red wearing the skin, who has the celestial river Ganga, whose neck is dark as midnight of new moon night covered by many layers of clouds.

प्रफुल्- लनीलपङ्कजप- ्रपञ्चकालि- मप्रभा- - वलम्बिकण्ठ- कन्दलीरुचि- प्रबद्धकन्- धरम् |स्मरच्छिद- पुरच्छिदं भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं गजच्छिदांध- कच्छिदं तमंतकच्छिद- ं भजे ||९||I pray to Lord Shiva, whose neck is tied with the luster of the temples hanging on the neck with the glory of the fully-bloomed blue lotuses which looked like the blackness (sins) of the universe, who is the killer of Manmatha, who destroyed Tripuras, who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice, who destroyed the demon Andhaka, the destroyer of the elephants, and who controlled the God of death, Yama.

अखर्व( अगर्व) सर्वमङ्गला- कलाकदंबमञ्- जरी रसप्रवाहमा- धुरी विजृंभणामध- ुव्रतम् |स्मरान्तक- पुरान्तकं भवान्तकं मखान्तकं जान्तकान्ध- कान्तकं तमन्तकान्त- कं भजे ||१०||I pray to Lord Shiva, who has bees flying all over because of the sweet honey from the beautiful bunch of auspicious Kadamba flowers, who is the killer of Manmatha, who destroyed Tripuras, who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice, who destroyed the demon Andhaka, the killer of the elephants, and who controlled the God of death, Yama.

जयत्वदभ- रविभ्रमभ्- मद्भुजङ्ग- श्वस- - द्विनिर्गम- त्क्रमस्फु- रत्करालभाल- हव्यवाट् |धिमिद्धिम- द्धिमिध्व- न्मृदङ्गत- ङ्गमङ्गल ध्वनिक्रमप- ्रवर्तित प्रचण्डताण- ्डवः शिवः ||११||Lord Shiva, whose dance of Tandava is in tune with the series of loud sounds of drum making Dhimid Dhimid sounds, who has the fire on the great forehead, the fire that is spreading out because of the breath of the snake wandering in whirling motion in the glorious sky.

स्पृषद्व- िचित्रतल्प- योर्भुजङ्ग- मौक्तिकस्र- जोर्- - गरिष्ठरत्न- लोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक- ्षपक्षयोः |तृष्णारवि- ्दचक्षुषो- प्रजामहीमह- ेन्द्रयोःस- मप्रवृत्ति- कः ( समं प्रवर्तयन्- मनः) कदा सदाशिवं भजे ||१२||When will I worship Lord Sadasiva (eternally auspicious) God, with equal vision towards the people and an emperor, and a blade of grass and lotus-like eye, towards both friends and enemies, towards the valuable gem and some lump of dirt, towards a snake and a garland and towards varied ways of the world

कदा निलिम्पनिर- ्झरीनिकुञ्- जकोटरे वसन् विमुक्तदुर- ्मतिः सदा शिरः स्थमञ्जलिं- वहन् |विमुक्तलो- लोचनो ललामभाललग्- नकः शिवेति मंत्रमुच्च- रन् कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम् ||१३||When will I be happy, living in the hollow place near the celestial river, Ganga, carrying the folded hands on my head all the time, with my bad thinking washed away, and uttering the mantra of Lord Shiva and devoted in the God with glorious forehead with vibrating eyes.

इदम् हि नित्यमेवमु- क्तमुत्तमो- त्तमं स्तवं पठन्स्मरन्- ब्रुवन्नरो- विशुद्धिमे- तिसंततम् |हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाश- ु याति नान्यथा गतिं विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशङ्करस्य- चिंतनम् ||१४||Whoever reads, remembers and says this best stotra as it is said here, gets purified for ever, and obtains devotion in the great Guru Shiva. For this devotion, there is no other way. Just the mere thought of Lord Shiva indeed removes the delusion.

पूजावस- नसमये दशवक्त्रगी- तं यः शंभुपूजनपर- ं पठति प्रदोषे |तस्य स्थिरां रथगजेन्द्र- तुरङ्गयुक्- तां लक्ष्मीं सदैव सुमुखिं प्रददाति शंभुः ||१५||In the evening, after sunset, at the end of Puja, whoever utters this stotra dedicated to the worship of Shiva, Lord Shiva blessed him with very stable Lakshmi (prosperity) with all the richness of chariots, elephants and horses.